Christian Wilhelm Ahlwardt (23 November 1760 in Greifswald – 12 April 1830 in Greifswald) was a German classical philologist.
He was the father of orientalist Wilhelm Ahlwardt (1828–1909).
After obtaining his habilitation from the University of Rostock, he worked as a schoolteacher in the town of Demmin (from 1792).
In 1795 he was named academic rector in Anklam, followed by a rectorship at the Oldenburg gymnasium (from 1797).
In 1811 he was named rector of the gymnasium in Greifswald, and in 1817 he became a professor of ancient literature at the University of Greifswald, where he remained until his death.